Simbang Gabi
See also: simbang gabi and simbang-gabi
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSee simba + -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbi], (colloquial) /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Sim‧bang Ga‧bi
Proper noun
editSimbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)
- Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas)
- Synonyms: Misa de Galyo, Misa de Aginaldo
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “simbang-gabi” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “Simbang-gabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018